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March 19, 2007

ERIC Releases Powerful New “FIND in a LIbrary” feature

I just got this message off the LIBREF listserv and thought it news worth sharing…

ERIC is pleased to announce the release of a powerful new Find in a Library feature on the ERIC Web site at www.eric.ed.gov. ERIC is partnering with OCLC to leverage the OpenURL Gateway and WorldCat to provide users with a link from ERIC records to electronic and print resources available in libraries. The feature dramatically streamlines the process of obtaining full-text.
Find in a Library offers two linking paths: OpenURL access to library holdings and WorldCat. For users associated with one of the 1,100 libraries registered with the OCLC OpenURL Gateway, selecting Find in a Library will lead to a search of the library’s electronic holdings and access to available full text. Only ERIC records with ISSNs or ISBNs will display a Find in a Library link. There are 350,000 of these records in the digital library, the majority of which are journal articles. If no full text is available users may choose to link to WorldCat.
WorldCat is the Find in a Library default if the user’s institution is not affiliated with the OpenURL Gateway. This service identifies the nearest library with a print or electronic version of the desired material. WorldCat is the world’s largest network of library content and services.

Best regards,

Nancy Cawley
Communications Lead, ERIC Project
655 15th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-741-4283

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posted by Anna at 1:46 pm |

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